Asking and Answering
Questions
Main Topic and Author's Purpose
Central Message
and Recounting
Unknown Words and
Text Features
Language
100

Who, what, when, where, why, and how

What are Question Words

100

What the passage is mostly about. 

There can only be one. 

What is the main topic?

100

The lesson the character learns in the story. 

What is the central message?

100

What do you use to find the meanings of unknown words?

Context clues. 

100

They talk about the 5 senses. 

What are adjectives?

200
Good readers do this

Ask and answer questions while they read

200

The first or second sentence in the first paragraph of the passage. 

Where can I find the main topic?

200

Beginning, Middle, End, Characters, Setting, Problem, and Solution.

What do you include in retelling the story?

200

Words and phrases around the unknown word and sometimes pictures. 

What are context clues?

200

Describe verbs (action words). 

What are adverbs?

300

Write the question that this sentence answers. 

The boy left because he wanted to go home. 

Why did the boy leave?

300

What supports the main topic?

Key details. 

300

What type of stories teach us lessons?

Fables and folktales. 

300

Tells the meaning of the most important words. 

What is the glossary?

300

Group of people, group of things. 

What are collective nouns?

400

The boy went to see his mom. 

Who did the boy go see?

400

Answer, describe, explain. 

What are the author's purposes?

400

Which part of retelling shows the characters reaction to a problem?

The solution
400
Explains what is happening in the picture or photograph. 
What is a caption?
400

Takes the place of a noun. 

What are pronouns?

500

The answers are in the passage. 

Where can I find my answers on the CASE test?

500
What are the key words for each purpose?

Answer- starts with a question

Describe- adjectives, 5 senses, ONE TOPIC

Explain- HOW TO

500

Can a story have more than one central message?

Usually no, but the author can teach the character something and teach the reader something also. f

500
Gives a preview of what will be next in the passage. 

What is a subheading?

500

Themselves, itself, myself, ourselves.

Reflexive pronouns. 

M
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n
u